After spending 15 years in the fitness industry, Marcell Allen of Gainesville decided he wanted to build his dream gym. Instead of only offering a place for people to better their health, he aspired to create a “home away from home” with the opening of Brickhouse Barbell on March 23 at 1025 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Gainesville.
How Brickhouse Barbell owner aims to foster family atmosphere in a gym setting